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This WikiProject was formed to foster better articles on the U.S. State of Wisconsin, with a spirit of cooperation. This page and its sub-pages contain suggestions on formatting and layout of articles, which can be discussed at the project's talk page. To participate, simply add your name at the participants section.

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[edit] Scope

This project covers the creation and editing of articles related to the U.S. State of Wisconsin, its cities, counties, geography, transportation, culture, history, and so on. It aims to expand Wikipedia's resources on Wisconsin in a fair and accurate manner.



[edit] Related projects Related WikiProjects

WikiProject Wisconsin is one of the United States WikiProjects.

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Assets US Interstate Highways | US Highways | US Roads | Historic Places

Also related, and often overlapping heavily with US topics, are WikiProject Canada and WikiProject Mexico.

[edit] Child WikiProjects

Wisconsin Highways
Green Bay Packers

[edit] Portal

Portal:Wisconsin

[edit] Project divisions

  • Assessment (talk) — Assessing articles and other Wisconsin-related pages
  • Cities (talk) — Cities, towns, villages, and counties
  • Physical geography (talk)— Regions, parks, climate, physical features
  • Transportation (talk)— Roads, trails, and rails in and around Wisconsin
  • Culture (talk)— Music, art, icons, mass communication
  • People (talk) — includes Wisconsin natives and those residents who have shaped Wisconsin
  • Government (talk) — Governance, as well as federal, state and local politics in relation to Wisconsin
  • History (talk) — history of Wisconsin during and prior to statehood

[edit] Participants

Project members: you can also add {{Wikipedia:WikiProject Wisconsin/Userbox}} to your user page to identify yourself as a member of the project. When listing yourself, please do so in alphabetical order.

[edit] Notable articles

[edit] Featured articles

Articles on Wisconsin-related subjects, not necessarily improved to Featured Status by this WikiProject

Canadian Pacific Railway (current operator of the former Milwaukee Road line from Milwaukee to La Crosse)

George F. Kennan

USS Wisconsin (BB-64)

Xanadu House

[edit] Good articles

Aurora Health Care

Battle of Wisconsin Heights

Ryan Braun

Brett Favre

Alan Kulwicki

Joseph McCarthy

McCarthyism

William Rehnquist

Oscar Robertson

Dwyane Wade

[edit] Former Good articles

Garbage (band)

[edit] Did You Know articles

These articles on Wisconsin-related subjects have been featured on Wikipedia's homepage in the Did You Know section for the best new articles:

[edit] Resources

[edit] Related WikiProjects

[edit] Related projects Related WikiProjects

WikiProject Wisconsin is one of the United States WikiProjects.

National United States | US regions | US states | History
State Alabama | Alaska | Arizona | Arkansas | California | Colorado | Connecticut | Delaware | Florida | Georgia | Hawaii | Idaho | Illinois | Indiana | Iowa | Kansas | Kentucky | Louisiana | Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts | Michigan | Minnesota | Mississippi | Missouri | Montana | Nebraska | Nevada | New Hampshire | New Jersey | New Mexico | New York | North Carolina | North Dakota | Ohio | Oklahoma | Oregon | Pennsylvania | Rhode Island | South Carolina | South Dakota | Tennessee | Texas | Utah | Vermont | Virginia | Washington | West Virginia | Wisconsin | Wyoming
List of US State-level WikiProjects and their sub-projects
Territorial District of Columbia  | American Samoa | Puerto Rico  | Caribbean (US Virgin Is. + non-US is.) | Micronesia (Guam, etc. + non-US is.)
Regional US State capitols | US cities | US counties | US special districts
Government US Presidents | US Congress | US Government agencies | US Governors | US politicians | US Armed Forces
Assets US Interstate Highways | US Highways | US Roads | Historic Places

Also related, and often overlapping heavily with US topics, are WikiProject Canada and WikiProject Mexico.

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{{WikiProject Wisconsin}}
This project page is within the scope of WikiProject Wisconsin, a WikiProject related to the U.S. state of Wisconsin. For more information, or to get involved, visit the project page.
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{{Wisconsin-geo-stub}} Stub notice for Wisconsin articles dealing specifically with locations or geographical features in Wisconsin; placed at the bottom of article pages
{{Wisconsin-politician-stub}} Stub notice for politicians primarily associated with Wisconsin; placed at the bottom of article pages
{{Wisconsin-school-stub}} Stub notice for schools in Wisconsin; placed at the bottom of article pages
{{Wisconsin-radio-station-stub}} Stub notice for radio stations in Wisconsin; placed at the bottom of article pages
{{Wisconsin-road-stub}} Stub notice for roads in Wisconsin; placed at the bottom of article pages (see WP:WIH)
{{Wisconsin-stub}} Stub notice for all other Wisconsin articles; placed at the bottom of article pages
{{Milwaukee}} Navigational box for the city of Milwaukee; placed at the bottom of article pages above {{Wisconsin}}
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